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GARRET J. OLENDORF AND ALBERT o. PARSHABL, oF .MIDDLEFIETJ),` i

. N EW YORK. Letters .Patent No. 72,075; dated December 10, 1867.-

IMPROVEMENT iN VINE-HOLDER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

-Bc-it known that we, Gunner J. OLnNDonF and ALBERT 0. PARSHALL, of the town of Middleiield, county of Otsego, in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful instrument, which we call u. Viue-Ho1der,'for the purpose of holding hop-vines to the pole while they are tied and we do hereby declare that the following is a. full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction of un instrument of such au elliptical form that it will fit any ordinary-sized pole, and of such-pliable material that it will not injure the vines, but hold them with 4the delicacy of the human hand while they are tied, and thus gratly facilitate the tying up of hop-vines, saving the labor of one person, as it takes two, one to hold the vines while the other ties them.

A is a wire frame; but said frame may he made of metal, gutta pereha, bone, wood, or horn. We tuke a piece of spring wire, ot' sufficient length, coil it once or more iu the centre, thus forming aneylet, to connect the cord with it, and also acoil spring inthe cross-bur No. 1 then-about onc and u quarter inch each way, twist it around, forming eylets2 2; bring'the ends around and put them through said cylets; draw themlthrough so fur aste form bows about two and u half inches long, which forms the handles 3 3; then twist said wire s'o as to form eylets ut 4 4- an elastic cord, but twine may bc used instead; it is connected to the i'rnme A,.1 at, 4, and 5, in such a manner as to be suitable for the work for `which it is designed.

' These instruments. cnn be made of different sizes and constructed in dierent forms 3 they can be made with a,

joint at ligure 1, or joints at 2 2, with o. spring between the handles, or between the jaws or' they may be made whole, out of gutta'percha, or forged of steel or brass, itdesired and they can be constructed of' such an elliptical form as to be used without h audles,'or handles muy be attached to them.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` 1. The frame A, constructed as described und set forth, for the purpose specified.

specified.

GARRET J. OLENDORF, ALBERT OrPARSHALL. Witnesses:

SAMUEL HARPER, Hmm TU'rrLn.

5, leavingit of sufficient length from 2 to 5 to form the-jews of the instrument. B is an 2. We claim the cord B, combined with und supported by frame A, as described and set forth, for the purpose 

